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Police fire tear gas as violence erupts in Madagascar protests
Published On 10 Oct 202510 Oct 2025 Thousands of antigovernment protesters have marched through Madagascar’s capital, with several sustaining injuries when police forcefully dispersed the latest demonstration in a two-week youth-led movement....
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Gen Z lead protests against stadium build in Morocco amid health system decline
A youth-led Moroccan protest group is demanding better healthcare and education(Image: AFP via Getty Images) As Morocco builds what promises to be the world’s largest football stadium, a Gen Z-led movement has taken to the streets to protest...
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Police fire tear gas, rubber bullets as Madagascar protesters rally
At least 1,000 anti-government protesters have marched in Madagascar’s capital to demand that the president resign, as police used tear gas, stun grenades and rubber bullets to disperse the crowds. The demonstration on Thursday comes in the third...
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Government Response to Madagascar Protests Highlights the Urgency of Youth-Led Movements Across Africa
To be a young person in Africa is to navigate constantly and fully appreciate the systemic hurdles that complicate evolving into adulthood. It’s a collective dawning that has sparked more youth-led demonstrations in countries across the continent,...
Owner: Isha Sesay
Deadline looms for Rajoelina as Madagascar unrest grows over
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Modern Ghana
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Mass protests in Madagascar over power cuts, water shortages and alleged corruption have put President Andry Rajoelina under growing pressure, with a youth-led movement giving him until Wednesday night to meet its demands or face a nationwide...
Owner: Kwame Owusu
The Island of Pirates: Raharimanana on Madagascar’s Revolutions, Past and Present
Translated by Allison M. Charette 2002: Books were burning in front of my father’s house. There was the military. And the militias. Who, by ousting the dictator, were already setting up a new system of corruption and oppression. It’s no accident....
Owner: Morgan Entrekin
Egypt Secures World Cup Return as Madagascar Surges
Egypt sealed their place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Wednesday with a commanding 3-0 victory over Djibouti, marking the Pharaohs’ return to the global stage eight years after their last appearance. Mohamed Salah delivered when it mattered most,...
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Di Army general Madagascar president appoint as Prime Minister to stop di Gen Z protests
Madagascar embattled President Andry Rajoelina don appoint one army general as di new prime minister, as way to end di protests wey youths dey ginger against im rule. E say di kontri need premier wey dey "capable of restoring order and di pipo...
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Launch of “Soil Matters” Project: Innovations for Soil Health and Agroecology
The activities of the project “Soil Matters: Innovations for Soil Health and Agroecology”, with a budget of €2.3 million (approximately 7.8 million dinars), officially started on Tuesday in Tunis. Financed by the German Federal Ministry for...
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Army general named as Madagascar PM to quell Gen Z protests
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Congo Planet
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Madagascar's embattled President Andry Rajoelina has appointed an army general as the new prime minister in a bid to end youth-led protests against his rule. He said the nation needed a premier "capable of restoring order and the people's trust"...
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New PM inspires little hope in protest-hit Madagascar
President Andry Rajoelina's appointment of an army general as new prime minister was met with little enthusiasm in Madagascar Tuesday and dismissed by the youth-led movement behind two weeks of protests as a diversion. Rajoelina named Major...
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New prime minister in Madagascar after protests continue for third week
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Yahoo News
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Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina has appointed Ruphin Fortunat Zafisambo as prime minister, as anti-government protests once again eruped in the country. The appointment of Zafisambo, a military general, on Monday comes a week after the...
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New prime minister inspires little hope in protest-hit Madagascar
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Modern Ghana
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President Andry Rajoelina's appointment of an army general as new prime minister was met with little enthusiasm in Madagascar Tuesday and dismissed by the youth-led movement behind two weeks of protests as a diversion. Rajoelina named Major...
Owner: Kwame Owusu
Today in Africa - October 7, 2025: Nigeria Has World’s Lowest Life Expectancy, Madagascar President Calls for National Dialogue Tomorrow, South Sudan Faces Renewed Fighting
NEWS Ayo Edebiri, Chanel’s newest brand ambassador, attends the Chanel Womenswear Spring/Summer 2026 show at Paris Fashion Week on October 06, 2025, in Paris. by Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images Every day, OkayAfrica shares a...
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The Living Well to host family wellness events in Marquette
MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - School is back in session, and a Marquette chiropractic and acupuncture business wants to help you keep your family healthy. The Living Well Chiropractic + Acupuncture is hosting several family-oriented events this month....
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Hundreds Protest In Madagascar As President To Announce New Premier
Security forces dispersed hundreds of protesters with tear gas in Madagascar's capital Monday, injuring at least one, AFP reporters saw, while President Andry Rajoelina was expected to name a new premier in a bid to defuse the crisis. Near-daily...
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Who is Madagascar's president Andry Rajoelina?
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WKZO - Michigan
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By Ammu Kannampilly NAIROBI (Reuters) -Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina led rallies championing reform when he came to power in a 2009 coup. Now, the former DJ and media mogul risks being toppled by student protesters frustrated by endemic...
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How Trump Administration Actions Might Affect Polio Eradication
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Forbes
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UNICEF and fellow partners of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative held a gathering on World Polio Day on October 24, 2025, near the ruins of the smallpox hospital and the FDR Hope Memorial on Roosevelt Island. Pictured here are speakers at...
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Spiralling Gen Z protests in Morocco and Madagascar fuelled by social inequality
Protests have been ongoing since September 27 in Morocco, as young people have taken to the streets all over the country accusing the government of neglecting health care and education while prioritizing funding for the 2030 FIFA World Cup, which...
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Wounded Madagascar Gen Z tell of brutal security crackdown
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Modern Ghana
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Mirana has spent nearly two weeks lying on her stomach after a tear gas canister tore through her lower back, unwittingly making her a symbol of the hundreds injured in Madagascar's youth-led unrest. "The first canister knocked me to the ground....
Owner: Kwame Owusu